Lockheed Martin (LMT) Competitors

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LMT or HON?

Honeywell International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Honeywell International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lockheed Martin	$71.04B	1.57	$5.34B	$22.26	21.36
Honeywell International	$38.50B	3.38	$5.71B	$8.71	22.99

Which has more risk and volatility, LMT or HON?

Lockheed Martin has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honeywell International has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LMT or HON?

74.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Honeywell International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Honeywell International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to LMT or HON?

In the previous week, Lockheed Martin had 8 more articles in the media than Honeywell International. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Lockheed Martin and 46 mentions for Honeywell International. Honeywell International's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Lockheed Martin's score of 1.08 indicating that Honeywell International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lockheed Martin	35 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Honeywell International	32 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LMT or HON a better dividend stock?

Lockheed Martin pays an annual dividend of $13.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Lockheed Martin pays out 59.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Honeywell International pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lockheed Martin has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Honeywell International has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Lockheed Martin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is LMT or HON more profitable?

Honeywell International has a net margin of 14.82% compared to Lockheed Martin's net margin of 7.51%. Lockheed Martin's return on equity of 101.47% beat Honeywell International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lockheed Martin	7.51%	101.47%	12.09%
Honeywell International	14.82%	35.78%	9.04%

Do analysts rate LMT or HON?

Lockheed Martin presently has a consensus target price of $536.60, suggesting a potential upside of 12.86%. Honeywell International has a consensus target price of $242.15, suggesting a potential upside of 20.93%. Given Honeywell International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Honeywell International is more favorable than Lockheed Martin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lockheed Martin	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Honeywell International	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LMT or HON?

Honeywell International received 411 more outperform votes than Lockheed Martin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.40% of users gave Honeywell International an outperform vote while only 58.71% of users gave Lockheed Martin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lockheed Martin	Outperform Votes 792 58.71%	Underperform Votes 557 41.29%
Honeywell International	Outperform Votes 1203 74.40%	Underperform Votes 414 25.60%

Summary

Honeywell International beats Lockheed Martin on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.